Hot Hose Issue

Happens alot. No big deal. Mine leaked for almost a year. It's more of an annoyance than anything.

The dweeb in our shop actually found something that works really well in this case. It's a swivel fitting for the hot air hose. I think he said it was like $150, but it seems to work really well. If I find a picture or a link, I'll post it

 

What are you guys hauling to be so nonchalant about a leaking hose? I would think it would be some non-flammable inert gas or something comparable. I know it's not gasoline.

 

Hot hose in reference to the 3" air line going from the blower to a pneumatic trailer.

 

Hot hose refers to the hose connecting the blower to the pneumatic tank, because it gets pretty toasty when in use. Most of the stuff hauled is no different from like a grain trailer. But there are some stuff that I've heard you want to avoid breathing in. I hauled a lot of catalyst, which is used in gas refineries, and there were some that would have cracks in their pipes that would spit product out and they wouldn't care.

 

So the only real danger is from the dust of the product. Not so bad.

 

I'd be interested too. We run a 45 degree angled fitting on both tractor and trailer side of the air hose. It keeps the strain off of the fitting.
I'd be interested in seeing a swivel though.

 

Once I find a link, I will post it. I'm going out this afternoon, I'll snap a pic of what I have on my trailer, and see if I can find where it came from